Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1887-07-27
THE PHENix TITLE QUESTION.

THE PHENix TITLE QUESTION.
 Judging fom the tone of our PhenN exchanges things are geIlng quite lively down there. The discuss on of land titles has grown several Gesrees warmer than the temperature cf ,he atmosphere. Business men are withdrawing their pa .ronage iIom the Gazette under :he man. agement O, the journalistic jumplng-laok how ID charge ot II, who was brought .he.e solely for the purpose ot having tha, paper stand n" wi,h the syndicate c: legal llnd sharks who are seeking 10 disturb titles.
 The Herald and Arizonln, editor ia.ly, have been espousing the cause of the people aS against thls syndicate and have handled them without gloves, while correspondence has also been published denouncins these lawyers n most un- measured terms. This has called forth a card from F. !. Edwards, in which the terms 'knavs," ''puslllanimous coward and .'liaI" figure yery prominently.
 A few paragraphs from the papers will tend 10 give an idsa ol the feeling exs,- ing there The Gazette says:
 We sull hve-bui very unhappy
 1.-Two wrongs never yet made night. The Gazette Is made 10 suffer for the ac- :.onS Q: others.
 "We ascertain win pleasure ,ha, there are many men iu this city sho are op- posed 10 the despicable system of boy co,t.ns."
 "We have viewed with unteigned ama1e,nents the actions 0; few indIvid- ua.s In ,hs oi.y oi phen,N during ihe pas, few days. Reports and counter re- ports were hawked abou, the streets Tn reference To the stand the Gazette would take in dealing with the recent land sui.s Mr. Evans, ;he real estate agent, cf ,h.s oI;y, has, dunns ,Ee past two days, beer. quite active ln circulating petition among the merchants and busl- ness msr of Phenix, asking that then patronage De withdrawn from the Ga zStie"
 The Herald says:
 "Mr. E ,. Edwards appears Tn an ar- tic.e n the Glzstte thlS morning depre- eating the papers of this city for publish ,ng articles calculated, ID his opinion, 10 disturb ihe peace and tranquility Of the coumun.ty, while al the same moment he uses ihe mos; yltuperatIve language possible toward some one whom he does rot seem ;o care ;o name. aniw hiCh ar- tlcic has done more toward causing a breach O; the peace than al that has hitherto been sad csrning the land t,,!e sa:s since they were sprung. We are not after Mr Edwards gore. nor do we propose tha, he shal. have ours so ions as We Can dodge aECgnd corners and ''whoop 1T up back alleys tast enough 10 keep out of reach o. his ar sensl, which he seems 10 think Il neces- sary "a .orisy hlmsei; behind io keep the | peace O: ,he tosp, iOr which he seems so Scl.ci,Css n the opening oi his article | ia :he morning contemporary.
 "l; $ reported on inc street to-day | ;ha: ;bs'e are sone challenges oui for a | due. aS one oi the sesnlss Ot the land | ,:.le sui.s ,h.: haze been brought 50 em rhauc4i.y mo public notice the past few | days
 The Afi,orir says
 'Doss any sensible man consoIen- iious'y believe that ]: the people quietly | suorl.: ;o the biackmaillng suits Instl- tu,ca acains; ,he,r n,i-hbo-s. and which | n iact .hEsa.en every one, ina, NC can | hope to enjoy ,hsi immi5 .lUon neN, fall and winte- AS las been So confidently | expee;ed'
 'The laws are made by the people ant. thank Cod. the people are supreme in .his isnt. They have TO kings and have ,hs right ,o protect themselves
 The Ar,z nan does no; countenance Nolencs D. ace;Gl means, and ID 1u.et ooa;em-: and general disapproval :se people have t n ihe,r power 10 be v.i @: ,ae co-mo-arts. L., this be done |
 rne pi-ues interested in raising the | qucs:.oa Q: tisles is the law firm com posed o; Mar. I Sm,h, delegate 10 corsrsss b-ggs Goodrich. attorney l .er.:ai o: :he t1rrHory Cameron H. Kin. an: B,n Go3drioh, members of thr ia.c code commission Webster S.:ee., and another attorney, F. ]. EG- wards. Pubic fleeing in the matter, which was -iTeady a; fever heal, Was still fc::h,r warmed up - icw days ago by ! ::ac nsr- IL: record of deeds from Bryan, ,:.- :oo. oi ;he rine, to h,ng and Ed ..a-le 2, ! par.Lan q ths land in dispute.